Almost there

It feels so great to know we will be home soon. It has been quite a journey. Thankfully we will be home in time for our anniversary on Valentine's day.

While in Novo, the weather was pretty rough, but we walked around the city a lot just to get out of the hotel room. The first day there, I some how fried the charger to the portable DVD player, so that made for a lot of boring time. Shane still hasn't let me forget that he couldn't watch any of the movies we brought. Needless to say, we had a lot of time to talk to each other. I keep joking with him that I am going to need a vacation from him once we get home. One of the days there we decided to take a taxi to some shopping malls. They were mostly coat and shoe stores, but it gave us something to do. Then we got brave and took the Metro back to the hotel. We also went to Ice City. It's down by the river and they have all kinds of sculptures made of ice. It was really neat to see until I fell hard walking into one of them, then I was ready to go.

Our visits with Bryson at the baby home got better each day. Some days he preferred me and other days he preferred Shane. He still can only walk if he is holding our hands. The second court was quick and easy. We didn't have to talk since we already said our part. The judge named us his parents so quickly, that I just about missed it. Novo is a little slower at their paperwork than most regions, so we had to wait several days for his passport. They do not allow to pick him up from the baby home till you are on your way to the airport. It's pretty rough taking him out of his normal environment and bringing him to the airport, then get on a plane with him. Despite all that, he did really well at the airport and was in such a good mood. He did really well on the flight to Moscow. He played with toys for a long time and slept for the last 2 hours or so.

On Saturday, the doctor came to our hotel room instead of us having to bring him to the medical center. It was so much easier that way and the doctor was really wonderful with him. I am still not feeling that well and we think Shane had food poisoning, but he is feeling much better now. We haven't gone out to much because we only have a hip carrier and it is not comfortable to walk around in that for long. I am kicking myself in the butt for not bringing a stroller. Today we went to take pictures for his Visa. Tomorrow is the Embassy appointment. Our plan is to walk around in the morning. We are all tired of being in the hotel room.

He has been pretty fussy for the last 2 days. I don't think he is feeling too well and everything is so new to him. He has been attached to my hip for the past 2 days and has a fit when I put him down. Which is such a nice feeling, but not so easy when you don't feel very well. Welcome to motherhood right? He is also teething so everything goes into his mouth. He loves to eat! When you have food out, nothing else matters to him. He gets very upset when it is gone. He especially loves Gerber puffs. You can even let him see the container otherwise he gets all upset if we don't give him some. They said he was drinking out of a regular cup at the baby home. I have tried giving him a sippy cup which he really didn't care for, but he has really taken to the bottle. Shane never changed a diaper in his life until this weekend. He is not too fond of the poopy ones. He loves baths! He would stay in there for hours if we would let him. He loves to be rocked. It's pretty rough on my arms though. We will need to invest in a rocking chair. Yes mom, I now know I shouldn't have gotten rid of that one you gave me. He is apparently on nap strike. We are on day 2 of no naps and that makes for a pretty cranky boy. It has definitely been an adjustment from going from a childless couple to having a mobile child. But in all honesty, he is pretty darn perfect!